6/11/2023 0 Comments Ed roth orbitronThe hood raised by itself as well when a different button was pushed. It raised up by itself with the push of a doorbell button on top of the hood. A top like this is called a "bubble top" since it looks like half of a soap bubble sitting on top of the driver. On top of the cockpit was a top made of heavy, clear plastic. It was lined with a funny-looking material called "fake fur" and it even had an 11" General Electric portable television in the console. This was where racing drivers sat when they drove a drag racing car. The driver sat in a cockpit set all the way to the back of the car. The body was made by hand out of fiberglass. īuilt in 1964, the car ran with a 1955 or 1956 Chevrolet V8 and a Powerglide automatic transmission. It was lost for many years until it was found again in Mexico in 2007. The Orbitron is a custom car built by Ed Roth. The steering wheel is the restored original The General Electric television is an identical replacement bought on an eBay auction.
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